Nablus:Israeli authorities have placed Rimas Asaad Dweikat, a 16-year-old Palestinian girl from the northern occupied West Bank province of Nablus, in administrative detention for four months without charge.

According to Anadolu Agency – English, the Palestinian Prisoners Society stated that this decision brings the total number of Palestinian women held under administrative detention to 21 out of 90 female detainees in Israeli prisons. Dweikat is one of three girls currently held in Israeli custody.

The organization reported that Dweikat, a high school student, was detained on November 4 after Israeli forces raided her family home in the town of Beita in Nablus province. The number of Palestinians held under administrative detention has surged to unprecedented levels since the start of Israel's genocide in Gaza, with over 3,100 administrative detainees, including dozens of children, as of October.

The Palestinian Prisoners Society highlighted that administrative detention is a long-standing policy used by Israel against Palestinians, affecting various segments of society. They accused Israeli courts of reinforcing this policy through formalistic trials and routinely approving detention orders based on Israeli intelligence assessments. Despite protests, such as hunger strikes and court boycotts by Palestinian detainees, the practice has expanded over the years, with Israeli authorities developing new methods to entrench its use.